Mumbai: In a tragic incident in Mumbai today, a person was killed after a ferry boat carrying nearly 85 passengers sank near Uran, Karanja. The boat was en route from the Gateway of India to Elephanta Island when the mishap took place. As per news reports, while 80 people have been rescued, five are still missing. Visuals from the site showed passengers wearing life jackets being rescued and transferred to another boat, as the vessel gradually sank into the sea.  

“There were a total of 85 passengers on board including the crew. 80 people have been rescued so far and 5 people are missing. The 5 admitted to the hospital are in critical condition and 1 is dead. The rest of the people are stable”, BMC said in a statement.